Definition of shock

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Shock (n.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

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Dashpot :: Dashpot (n.) A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock..
Heartstruck :: Heartstruck (a.) Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken..
Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
Numbfish :: Numbfish (n.) The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives..
Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..
Shock :: Shock (n.) A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook..
Heartstricken :: Heartstricken (a.) Shocked; dismayed.
Justle :: Justle (n.) An encounter or shock; a jostle.
Shog :: Shog (v. t.) To shake; to shock.
Earthquake :: Earthquake (n.) A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
Shocked :: Shocked (imp. & p. p.) of Shoc.
Seismograph :: Seismograph (n.) An apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory motions of earthquakes.
Shough :: Shough (n.) A shockdog.
Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To be occupied with making shocks.
Concussation :: Concussation (n.) A violent shock or agitation.
Shock :: Shock (n.) A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset..
Frightful :: Frightful (a.) Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance..
Shock-headed :: Shock-headed (a.) Having a thick and bushy head of hair.
Jog :: "Jog (v. i.) To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over..
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